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Dr. Tarun Praharaj

Dr. Tarun Praharaj

Senior Consultant 

41 years of experience

Interventional Cardiologists

MBBS, MD, Fellowship, FACC

Reg. No.:42878, West Bengal Medical Council

CK Birla Hospitals | BM Birla Heart Hospital

Bengali, English, Hindi

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About Dr. Tarun Praharaj

  • Dr. Tarun Praharaj, the highly reputed cardiologist, has 41 years of experience.
  • Coronary angioplasty, primary angioplasty, valvuloplasty, high-risk and complex coronary interventions, and stenting are some areas of his specialties.
  • Dr. Praharaj was given the opportunity to treat Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa in 1993 and 1996. He performed stent angioplasty on a 94-year-old man, one of India’s oldest surviving patients, and celebrated his 101 birthday in 2011. He also performed the implantation of a drug-coated stent on a 75-year-old lady, which was the first-ever procedure of its kind in India.
  • He did his MBBS from the VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, in 1983. He completed his MD in cardiology at Phil. Heart Center Q.C. Philippines in 1988, followed by FACC from the American College of Cardiology in 2000. He has several fellowships to his educational qualification.
  • He has been honored with many awards, including the Mother Teresa International Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • He is associated with the Indian Medical Association and the Cardiological Society of India. 
  • His papers have been published in multiple national and global journals. He has also presented papers at many conferences across the globe.

Education

  • MBBS, VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, 1983
  • MD (Cardiology), Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
  • Junior fellowship Adult Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
  • Senior fellowship Adult Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
  • Clinical Research Fellowship, Invasive Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
  • Associate Fellow of Philippines College of Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC), USA, 2000

Awards

  • Mother Teresa International Award, 2019
  • Swami Vivekananda and Vidya Alankar Award, 2007

Associations/Membership

  • Indian Medical Association
  • Cardiological Society of India

Paper Published

  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty with Stenting Of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Originating from Left Sinus Valsalva using the Voda Guiding Catheter: A report of two cases. Indian Heart Journal, 2001: 53; 79-82.
  • A study of the anti-ischaemic effect of Trimetazidine during Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (Abstract). Indian Heart Journal Vol 49. No. 10 November 1997.
  • New VODA guiding catheter for performing angioplasty on Left Circumflex Artery (observational study) Abstract. Indian Heart Journal Vol. 47, No. 8 December 1997.
  • Relevance of routine Hepatitis C screening before Cardiac Catheterization (Abstract). Indian Heart Journal. Vol.49, No. 10 November 1997.

Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Eye Cancer
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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